Burnaby's newest MLA has been sworn in and is now searching for a location to set up shop.
Jane Shin, NDP MLA for Burnaby-Lougheed, is looking for a suitable location for an office, now that she has access to a constituency allowance, according to Stuart Alcock her temporary assistant.
"It's a work in progress," Alcock said.
New MLAs can sometimes take over the lease of outgoing MLAs, but in the case of Burnaby-Lougheed, Alcock said Harry Bloy's old office will be a construction site for the new Evergreen Line.
MLAs get a base taxpayer-funded salary of $101,859 per year, and they also receive $119,000 annually, to cover staff wages and operating expenses.
Shin is currently looking for a constituency assistant, as Alcock is only helping out temporarily.
Meanwhile, NDP incumbents Kathy Corrigan and Raj Chouhan and Liberal Richard Lee have settled back in their old offices, which were running at reduced hours during the election period.
Chouhan's office is still at 5234 Rumble St., and Corrigan also kept her old location at 5172 Kingsway. Lee's office is still at 1833 Willingdon Ave. Shin's MLA email, [email protected], is now active.
NDP leader Adrian Dix announced his shadow cabinet on June 14. Shin was named deputy critic for small business, tourism, arts and culture. Corrigan kept her post as public safety and solicitor general critic, and Chouhan took a new post as assistant deputy speaker. Lee is still the parliamentary secretary for the Asia Pacific strategy.
